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<blockquote data-quote="Sabeth" data-source="post: 15284" data-attributes="member: 545"><p>A tarantula's instinct is to grab whatever prey is nearby, since it has no way of knowing when its next meal will come along. This instinct will drive a T to eat and eat in captivity since the feast never ends! If it is fed enough, though, there will come a point where it just won't be able to eat anymore. A lot of pet Ts actually end up obese, which is probably not healthy! Tarantulas can thrive just fine on 6-8 crickets per month. This is the regimen I use for my B. smithi, although if I have a few extra crickets I don't want to see go to waste, I will just toss them in for her. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I've also had her come after my paintbrush like a mad bull. Seriously, she collides with it and it actually makes a noise. She's moving too fast for me to see if her fangs are ever involved, but her freaky behavior is enough to keep me from ever touching her with a bare hand before first testing her with some object that will put some distance between us!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabeth, post: 15284, member: 545"] A tarantula's instinct is to grab whatever prey is nearby, since it has no way of knowing when its next meal will come along. This instinct will drive a T to eat and eat in captivity since the feast never ends! If it is fed enough, though, there will come a point where it just won't be able to eat anymore. A lot of pet Ts actually end up obese, which is probably not healthy! Tarantulas can thrive just fine on 6-8 crickets per month. This is the regimen I use for my B. smithi, although if I have a few extra crickets I don't want to see go to waste, I will just toss them in for her. :p I've also had her come after my paintbrush like a mad bull. Seriously, she collides with it and it actually makes a noise. She's moving too fast for me to see if her fangs are ever involved, but her freaky behavior is enough to keep me from ever touching her with a bare hand before first testing her with some object that will put some distance between us! [/QUOTE]
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